music: Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises (2010)

I’m listening to theleaning tree right now with tears in my eyes..This song is fucking beautiful…

I got hold of Sun Kil Moon’s latest album today and the wait was worth it, it’s an instant favourite. 

Mark Kozelek does not really go into new territory with this one; it’s the usual singer/acoustic guitar combination from previous efforts. But let me tell you, this simple formula works perfectly for him.

This time he seems to be more drawn towards a flamenco guitar playing style, right from the first track Alesund, to the middle of the impressive Third and Seneca, one will catch glimpses of Spain.

True to his style, his songs are tempered by different tempos and moods.

As usual, the imagery he uses throughout his songs is related to places, people, situations and memory. That’s what his music is all about and what makes this wonderful album special: Memory.

On a side note, check out the awsome photography of Nyree Watts, the photographer that collaborates with Mr. Kozelek on his albums.

Reminds me of: Destroyer; places where I've been happy: Cape Town, bits and pieces of Barcelona and Luanda; the ocean...

10/10 I’m a fan….

music: Sun Kil Moon - April (2008)

Some say that music is memory. And this concept is true in Mark Kozelek’s music and lyrics. 

While sharing his experiences in songs like Tonight In Bilbao, one cannot help but look back into the past for similar feelings of belongingness to a geographic place. 

In my case, this song reminded me of my town, Luanda, seen from the eyes of a kid on the passenger seat of my mother’s car.

I really recommend this guy's music, his voice is that of a man who has somewhat lived and is trying to look back into his past, without necessarily trying to explain it. In that sense (lyrically) his songs remind me a lot of  Leonard Cohen’s later albums.

Although not in this album, Sun Kil Moon's epic song Duk Koo Kim, is an all time favourite of mine. Read the story behind the music.

Reminds me of: Leonard Cohen's Avalanche and In my secret life, Duk Koo Kim VS Ray Mancini the fight, meeting with old friends, Jeff Buckley singing Halelujah, Dr.House

9/10 A very special album